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TravelerWe stayed here one night while traveling West. It's a beautiful spot in the middle of the SD prairie. The little lake is pretty and the sunset was amazing. For such an out of the way place it's well taken care of. The whole camping area was recently mowed and as others have said it has a very clean vault toilet. There was only one other camper there on the other side of the tree shelter. Bring your own shade. We arrived on a hot windy day, parked against the trees as wind protection and unfolded the awnings for shade. Around sunset some storms rolled by and the wind kicked up something fierce! We closed up the awnings in a panic and hunkered down. The wind howled all night!!!
LegendFee area:$8.00 daily$36.00 annual purchase on line
Open: all year(between October 1 and April 30 amenities maybe turned off
Vault toilets are usually operating
$26.00 electric site $55.00 camping cabins
archery basketball birding boating fishing hiking hunting swimming volleyball snow activities boat ramp drinking water fish cleaning station picnic tables showers trash picnic table fire ring/grill
ADA accessible
You will find gravel pads, level with some mature trees and many trees have been planted around the campground There is a new bath house and very clean. Many lake sites and lake views. Since the campground is fairly flat a lot of the sites have water views.
TravelerThere are two spots here for camping. One spot with primitive "sites" in an open grassy field with no sites that has some firepits (2-3) with no cooking grates, two picnic tables that can be moved and two under a roof on cement. The other spot (see separate dyrt listing) has electric sites that are supposedly $20 per dyrt but I didn't see nor look at how to get those spots (5-6 of them). They were actually looking all full. We set up in the grassy area with unfortunately a big trash bin in the way (hopefully someone moves it to a different spot). People before us had left trash in the firepit (no cooking grate) anyway even though the big bin was 20 ft away.
The restrooms are over by the electric sites and were disgusting. It seems bored locals come and trash the place as they had signs about keeping poop in the pits and not on the walls. I was happy we had bikes to get over to the restrooms and we did use the one that wasn't utterly disgusting once for a #2.
When we woke were in the midst of tons of wind again but some electric site folks had left so we packed up and drove over to one of those sites which are up by some trees and got out of the wind to cook some breakfast and food for the drive. The trees also provided some kindling to get the fire started.
Overall, OK stay, best for just pitching a tent late and hitting the road early though unless some improvements are made like more firepits and trees in grassy area or you can cook and be totally self contained.
Legend24 sites total on an embankment right above the river. Sites are all back in with adequate room. Grass is mowed but that is that is the only maintenance done in this area.
Unfortunately, this area is poorly taken care of and there is a lot of trash at the campsites. People have left garbage at every spot and you see it in all the areas that weren’t mowed.
No electricity or water. Some sites have picnic tables. Partial shade at all sites.
TravelerThis is a great open camp area around the lake. There is a vaulted toilet, fishing docks, dumpster, picnic tables, and for a $20 per day fee there is shore power. To get the power unlocked do you have to call the city at this number, (605) 869-2263. The state limit is five days. You can get pretty windy here, but there is a good wind block along the row of parking for the camping with power. Great views, quiet spot. Very accessible with big rigs. Little to no shade. Most spots are somewhat level, but if you’re camping outside of the electrical hook up area, there is an angle to the terrain, so be prepared to level as needed.
LegendWe needed a place to spend the night, and with COVID many areas were closed. The ones that were full were packed. This site had everything I wanted, which was simply a place to spend the night. We parked in the grass, Vault toilet was close by.
People were camping with their rigs right on the beach which was nice. There were a few picnic tables and small pits or grills. There was a vault toilet. Yet$16 a night plus another$8 each day for the entry fee made for a very expensive overnight and Very Primitive camping experience. If you are a local or have an annual pass, you might get off on the fishing and camping your rig on the beach for a week or so, but to pricey for the rest of us.
GuideThis CG is tucked away on the north shore of Lake Sharpe, near the Big Bend dam. Most sites have a view of the lake. Most are back-in, with a couple of pull through. Unfortunately, the pull through have the driver's side facing the lake unless you turn around and go against the one way sign. We did this because we had the entire CG to ourselves. Nobody here but us.
The CG needs some love. Though maintained by the COE, it looks like locals use the area as party central, and don't clear out their trash.
The sites are gravel, and reasonably level. Most have a fire pit and picnic table, though ours had neither. This didn't bother us. Lots of flies, and we had a wasp nest nearby. Though they hung around, they weren't aggressive, and we were able to sit outside and enjoy the gorgeous fall weather.
GuideVery nice site with clean bathrooms and showers. Some sites have shade. Well maintained and the owners are very friendly. Convenient location and just a short drive from the highway. Some road noise but not bad at all. The wind was very slack the day we stayed so the mosquitoes were out at night. Would 100% stay again if traveling thru South Dakota.
TravelerNice mowed sites. Plenty of sites with a view above the river. Cannot access river from sites. At the SW end of the park there is a round turnout that you can drive down with high clearance or walk down to sit on the narrow beach or take a dip. There is a pit toilet and trash can. There is a small playground. Each site has a fire ring and picnic table.
Tent camping near Pierre, South Dakota, offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in nature while enjoying the great outdoors. With several options available, campers can find suitable spots that cater to their needs.
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